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Hip Boots
Hello all me and some of the guys at the station, where cleaning the station up when we found some old hip boots from like the 80's. and I was just wondering if any fire dept's out in this great country of our's is still old school. With the 3/4 boots and trench coats ?
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Permalink Reply by John Rulli Jr. on
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I believe they are nolonger made
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Permalink Reply by Oldman on
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little old and rotted...but hey - aren't we all...
I resemble that remark!
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Permalink Reply by Avery Dale on
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I bought a pair of those thefirestore.com boots not long ago for "just cause" reasons. I use them around the station to clean up, for brush fire's & EMS calls. I love them for the light duty but wouldn't dare use them for structural jobs. Even though you can still buy them I don't think they are NFPA.
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Permalink Reply by Roy Walker on
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When I first started in a newly built station in our department that is what they dug up for us to wear, and we did for about a year
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Permalink Reply by Gregory Borg on
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I do not thinks SF ever wore them, they did the leather work boots, nomex station pants and fire coat. SF old school, I do not know if they still do that.
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You mean "Where is this"? (were is this at is double preposition)
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Permalink Reply by Just Plain Craig Moyer on
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I don't know how clear this is but its and couple of others for a newspaper article about the firehouse. I think it was around 1980-82. Only the chief had bunkers....
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Cool picture!
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Hatfield on
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There is a Show on Discovery Civilization that is following Engine 37 and Ladder 26 out of Boston, some of there members seem to be sporting the long coats and high boots. I am not sure if any Department in Canada still has those.
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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3/4 hip boots are not NFPA compliant, although there are a few departments that give their members the option.
I didn't read every post, but in addition to Chicago, I believe that Boston and a few of their neighbors give their FF's the option.
The problem is that if you have a firefighter burned on either a call or in training in an area not protected by turnout gear (anything between the waist and the upper thighs), it's almost certain that the NFPA standards will be used against your department in court even if your department intentionally does not comply.
The lack of NFPA compliance was a big consideration in the Lairdsville, NY training death.
Lawyers are getting smarter, and if you hand them the case on a silver platter by intentional lack of NFPA compliance, they're going to probably beat you up in court. And...sooner or later, someone will end up in court over this issue.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Weber on
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I started in the early 90's with a 3/4 coat and high boots.Still have the 3/4 coat(great for winter work other than fires)and hip boots(super for pumping basements).Had bunkers since 97 or so.Wouldn't trade them for going into a fire anymore though.
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We wore hip boots in Spokane until about 1991. Like working in them, easy to get on,but not near as safe as what we use now, progress is good.
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